Album for photographs



Aug. 11, 1925. 1,549,389

C. SIMON ALBUM FOR PHOTOGRAPHS Filed Sept. 26 1924 2 SheetS-Sheet l Aug. ll, 1925. 1,549,389-

c. SIMON ALBUM FOR PHOTOGRAPHS Filed Sept. 26. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

U NlfTEfD t STWE S CARL.' SIMGJm ,OFi CHICAGOQILLINOISI.

ALBUM'fFOR- :PHOTOGRAPHSJ Application filed September 26,f1924.. Serial No..-739,9}7.0.

To VarZZ'fw komztfmayooncem n Be it known that I, CARL SIMON, a.citi' zen'fof the United States; and' a 'resident 'of the cityl vof "Chicago,V .county fof 'i Cook,` and'j State ofn Illinois, 'have invented'certain new and useful' Improvements in Albums" for Photographs,"y lof whichthe following 4is a specification.v

3sionsor inset" spaces for# holdings-'photos' My inventionyrelates to' photographf al'; bums andthemethod :of .making vthe same; and has-for itsobject to'1provide1arnovel and i especially useful album withV depresgraphs; and especiallyv unmounted photographs,n ,to be set. in said depressions` and" firmly mounted/therein, as with.: adhesivev materialj andanother iobject' is' to provide' .anewmethod of conveniently makingfsuch" i an album, and 'more particularly]L for' "mak:

ingI thefsheets -ofv suchan album:v l Other obj ects i will; `appear .'liereinafter.' y The invent-ion consists in' the combina tions and arrangements of parts hereinafter described: and claimed:

The .invent-ion lwill loe best :understood by reference to:` the"v accompanying' drawings" forming a part Iof this specification; and in 1," is a perspective view' of Athe' pre" ferred` Iform vof -my invention; withdepresr.

sions only'on'tlie forwardsideof eachsheet' for receiving 'photographs Fig. 2 is an.v enlarge'd fr'agmentary'wview off one of my improved sheets.

Fig." 3 Eis a cross sectional' 'viewtaken ."on line :3-1-3 of-"FiggQ Figwl shows -a air ofl like sheets:"ormemaV j bers whichl 'areLfast-ened together ftov form a compound sheet,.the` face'or" outer sid'pf thevsheet beingshb-wn'in the upper partfof saidl figure and' the back or *inner .side 'of "the companionf. sheetA beingishown in' the *low-er f y part fof 'saidi ligure:-

i modified formi; and .n

vshows'ithe sheets-'or membersffrr making a: modifiedVv Aform off icompound sheet i provided iwith :depressions arranged "1n" both faces of the finished compoundsheetf Fig. 6lis a crossfsectinal view" of 4this Fig??? is a view of.theMin'dexmeans pro; vided in; my -improved' album.

The: preferred'I form offniy' invention Villust-ratedin Figs..." 1 tof 4;inclu'sive, com'- prises an albumfcontaining covering 'means' 9 withjcompound sheets 10 mounted l@therein which are provided witli'lhollowed out portions or depressions 11 ion the forward side@ said depressionsbeing of propersize or "of various sizes tozreceive the usual size photographs within their'conines and 4to snugly fitandembraoe said photographs in said4 depressions2 `suitable adhesive material 12l being "provided 'inthe bottom of'saidde pressions to be moistened lfor fastening the photographs in position; ,ornamentation 13 being` preferably alsoiprovided around lsaid depressions7 as by printing, or .indentmgr or the like. These compound sheets are pref# era'bly'also in the form4 of multiple sheets.

and .extend entirelydacross the two sides of the album lto formv two completel sheets thereof,f each sheet havingv a. `front page with depressions and a smooth' level 'rearf page, and'jthese compound sheets-.are folded and :fastened in the album across the midiV dle'line.14,' (see-Figs. 1 and t); but if desired,` thessh'eets may also-be made so that eachV compound! or built-up sheet'frms a single sheet ofthe album, includinga front' pagefwith"l depressions anda smooth rear?` page,VV and which' pages arel suitably bound with their inward edges in the-middle of the albumin any approved manner.

The method of' making the preferredE form, illustrated 'int Figs. 1 t04,1 comprises the taking jofsuitable sheets 10'4 of equal j size and thereinproviding5adjacent 'one end of each sheet and substantially in half of i each; one orcmore suitable openings' 11 to` litthe usual size photographs, also'placingj 13" around saidy suitable ornamentations openings on the facelside of each sheet, if'y sameis desired;` then`2placingsuitable ad! hesivematerial 12,'prefera'bly composed of gum arabicanddextrine, entirely` across thez back ofea'ohsheet; and next' fasteningthe' backs together, 'bysuitable pressure andl'said f adhesive material,4 in such a mannerthat'v the'openings o-f one sheetcome against the closed or; solid';pa.rt of 'the other'or companion "sheet, thus. formingl the compound sheet with' the photograph .receivingdepresf sions 411 'thereinA as shownl inffFi'gs. 1 Yto' 3."

These'sheets `10" are of Ja suitable thickness" and therefore' the depressions 11 are" of la suitable depth sothat the outer face of the photographs mountedffin said depressions aresubsta.ntially flush `or yeven with thef outer face of said sheets These compound sheets 10 are preferably mounted in suitable covers 9, as by'biiiding them therein at the middle lines 14, or by removably mounting the same in any well known manner of loose-leaf binding.

The modified form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, includes compound sheets, each of which forms two sheets of the album, which are fastened in suitable covers at the middle line 24:, in a manner similar to the pieceding form; but these sheets contain depressions 21 which are distributed -over'each side, thus furnishing depressions on each page, on the rearward side as well as on the forward side, as best shown in Fig. 6.

In making these compound sheets, a slot or unperforated inner sheet 20 is. used and two perforated outer sheets 20 which have openings 2l distributed over the entire length, as best shown; in Fig. 5; then suitable adhesive material 22 is used and is preferably placed over both sides lof the' inner sheet or member 20', these three sheets are then `pressed together with the two perforated sheets 20 on the outer sidesand retained by the adhesive material upon member 20'; these sheets are then mounted in suitable covers and then fastened therein at the center line 24 in any approved and well known manner, thus providing depressions 21 distributed over each page, for convenient mounting of photographs within said depressions by merely moistening the adhesive material 22 contained in the bottomV of said depressions and placing said photographs within said depressions, pressing them down against said adhesive material.`

A suitable index 25 is also provided inthe album, as illustrated in Fig. 7 which preferably includes the word Page with the respective numbers thereof, and has asinany lines provided under each page, forsuitable inscriptions, asfthere are depressions for precise details of construction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what 'I1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A. compound sheet for an album, said sheet consisting of a plurality of superposed sheets of substantially equal size fastenedV upon each other, cutoutportions formed on said'sheet, of a depth and area to receive and embrace a photograph to have its face portion -flushwiththe face. portion of said vscope of sheet, and adhesive means in the bottom ofV said cut out portion for fastening said photograph therein. c Y

2; An album comprising compound sheet means which extend across the entire length of the album and are bound together at the middle, each providing two complete sheets of said album, a depression provided on the forward page of each of said sheets and of a size for mounting a photographV within the confines ofsaid depression, and means for fastening said photograph in said depression.

3. Analbum comprising compound sheet means consisting of superposed sheets fastened together with adhesive material and arranged in the album to form twocomplete sheets thereof, g depressions formed in said compound sheet means by cutting openings in one of said superposed sheets, and of` a depthy and area to receiveV and closely embrace a photograph, and adhesive material inthe bottom of said depressions for perthe other part solid which are fastened toy gether so that the openings of each sheet come against the solid `part of the other sheet and form depressions on the forwardside of each sheet of lsaid compound multiple sheet means to exactly fit photographs therein.`

. 5. The method of making a compound sheet comprising the taking of similar equal size sheets and providing openings in some of them, then pasting said sheets together with adhesive material so that the openings in one sheet will come against a solid part of the attached sheet to form depressions with adhesive material inV the bottom thereof for mounting and fastening photographs therein.

6. Thekmethod of making an album including compound sheet means, said method comprisingthe taking of sheets of similar size provided with o enings adjacent the ends of said sheets, t en placing adhesive material over the meeting faces of said sheets and pressing and pasting thesheets togethertherewith so thatV the openings of one sheet come against a solid portion of the other sheet to form depressionsforreceiving and fastening photographs therein, and then bindin said compound sheet means across the middle in suitable covers so that which are provided with openings adjacent one end and are fastened together with adllesive means placed over the meeting faces In testimony whereof I have signed my of said sheets, thereby forming depressions name to this speeiieation in the presence of 10 adjacent one end of each side of said comtwo subscribing Witnesses.

pound sheet means and also having adhesive material positioned at the bottom of said de- CARL SIMON' pressions for mounting and fastening photo- Witnesses: graphs therein by merely moistenmg said JOSHUA R. H. PoTTs, adhesive material. FREDA C. APPLETON. 

